According to a report from Swedish outlet Aftonbladet, Rickard Rakell was added to Sweden’s roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off, replacing injured forward William Karlsson. Rakell joins Erik Karlsson and Sidney Crosby as the Penguins’ three representatives in the tournament, which will be held Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston.
Rakell told me in Anaheim that he was still hopeful that he’d get that call, and that being left off the initial roster drove him a little: "Right when it happened, my goal was just to try to show them that they did the wrong thing. And maybe that is something still in the back of my head."
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Taylor Haase
6:11 pm - 02.03.2025Cranberry, Pa.Report: Rakell to 4 Nations
According to a report from Swedish outlet Aftonbladet, Rickard Rakell was added to Sweden’s roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off, replacing injured forward William Karlsson. Rakell joins Erik Karlsson and Sidney Crosby as the Penguins’ three representatives in the tournament, which will be held Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston.
Rakell told me in Anaheim that he was still hopeful that he’d get that call, and that being left off the initial roster drove him a little: "Right when it happened, my goal was just to try to show them that they did the wrong thing. And maybe that is something still in the back of my head."
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